İNGİLİS VƏ AZƏRBAYCAN DİLLƏRİNDƏ TAPMACALARDA İNDİKİ ZAMANIN İFADƏ XÜSUSİYYƏTLƏRİ

Features of Expressing the Present Tense in Riddles of the English and Azerbaijani Languages Summary Riddles, which are widespread genres of oral folk art, have arisen and formed in the literatures of different nations in their own unique way. They have been formed according to the customs, traditions, lifestyle and mental characteristics of each nation, and have been concentrated in different tense forms of the verb according to their expressive features. However, as a result of translation, sometimes differences in expression in the sense of time can arise. This article examines riddles in different tense forms of the verb in English and Azerbaijani, and it has been determined that present tense forms, which are expressed in short and figurative descriptions, predominate. Poetic means in riddles in the present tense form have been identified and analyzed comparatively in English and Azerbaijani. Key words: Azerbaijani language, English language, riddle, presenr simple, time expression features, folklore examples